Illinois shoots 29% and still beats Rutgers

Illinois matched its overall win total from last season and moved into sole possession of second place in the Big Ten with a 54-51 home victory over Rutgers on Saturday.

Illinois' 28.6% shooting (18 of 63) was its worst in a win since at least 1979-80. It was the worst shooting percentage in a win by a Big Ten team in at least 10 years.

Ayo Dosunmu scored 18 points and Kofi Cockburn had 11 points and 17 rebounds for Illinois (12-5, 4-2), which has won three in a row. Dosunmu made four free throws in the final two minutes to seal the win.

Eleven of the conference's 14 teams have either two or three losses.

Jacob Young led Rutgers (12-4, 3-2) with 16 points, and Ron Harper Jr. added nine.

Rutgers was 20-for-59 (34%) from the field.

Indiana 66, No. 11 Ohio State 54: The host Hoosiers (13-3, 3-2) dealt the Buckeyes (11-5, 1-4) their fourth loss in a row. Ohio State hasn't scored 60 or more points since Dec. 21.

Wisconsin 58, No. 20 Penn State 49: Reserve forward Micah Potter scored 18 of his career-best 24 points in the first half and grabbed 13 rebounds, leading the Badgers (10-6, 3-2) to a victory over the host Nittany Lions (12-4, 2-3). Potter was 9-for-14 from the field. Brad Davison had 11 points and 13 rebounds for Wisconsin. Penn State had won 13 in a row at home.

Northwestern 62, Nebraska 57: The host Wildcats (6-9, 1-4) ended a five-game losing streak by beating the Cornhuskers (7-9, 2-3). Northwestern had been the last Big Ten team without a conference victory.

Associated Press